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Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

They fled a nightmare to build a dream

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Documentary

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This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for the underdog in society.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

22 March 1998

Country

Canada

Cast

R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Narrator

Neal Gabler

Neal Gabler

Himself

J. Hoberman

J. Hoberman

Himself

Arthur Tracy

Arthur Tracy

Himself

Bernard Avishai

Bernard Avishai

Himself

Hasia Diner

Hasia Diner

Herself

Thomas Cripps

Thomas Cripps

Himself

Richard Kozarski

Richard Kozarski

Himself

Judith Balaban

Judith Balaban

Herself

Cass Warner

Cass Warner

Herself

Robert Rosen

Robert Rosen

Himself

Bob Thomas

Bob Thomas

Himself

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

Himself

Aljean Harmetz

Aljean Harmetz

Herself

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Himself

Les Friedman

Les Friedman

Himself

Irene Mayer Holt

Irene Mayer Holt

Herself

Daniel Selznick

Daniel Selznick

Himself

Betty Lasky

Betty Lasky

Herself

Betty Warner Sheinbaum

Betty Warner Sheinbaum

Herself

Jim Zukor

Jim Zukor

Himself

Stephen J. Whitfield

Stephen J. Whitfield

Himself

Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk

Himself

Abraham Polonsky

Abraham Polonsky

Himself

Walter Bernstein

Walter Bernstein

Himself

Bruce Cohn Curtis

Bruce Cohn Curtis

Himself

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